topic calculating a directional distance from point to polygon in Spatial Statistics Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-statistics-questions/calculating-a-directional-distance-from-point-to/m-p/627146#M2002 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am using ArcGIS 10, and trying to do the following:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have a layer file of points, and I would like to calculate the distance from each point to the nearest "eastern" polygon (U.S. state). I know there are tools for calculating distances from points to polygons (e.g., Near), but I don't know how (or, if you can) specify the direction of the polygon.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any suggestions?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:39:50 GMT DavidKonisky 2012-04-06T10:39:50Z calculating a directional distance from point to polygon https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-statistics-questions/calculating-a-directional-distance-from-point-to/m-p/627146#M2002 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am using ArcGIS 10, and trying to do the following:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have a layer file of points, and I would like to calculate the distance from each point to the nearest "eastern" polygon (U.S. state). I know there are tools for calculating distances from points to polygons (e.g., Near), but I don't know how (or, if you can) specify the direction of the polygon.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any suggestions?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:39:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/spatial-statistics-questions/calculating-a-directional-distance-from-point-to/m-p/627146#M2002 DavidKonisky 2012-04-06T10:39:50Z